Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-22
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
| A Dir. Stewards is 10 ritusvIlie looking
| for location for bank building.
The lock and call boxes for the new post
office bu ldtng at Citusville are expected
to arrive next week.
| The City Council of PaIatka at its
meeting Tuesday night authorized Alde'-
man Lane TO purchase a fire alarm bell.
! The Georgia Fence Company, manu-
| fac urers OF patent wire and picket !eEce,
have established factory at Gainesville.
/ E. F. Joyce, proprietor OF the Arte-ian
/ Drilling CompanT. is sinking a siX-inch
we'll Tor the ST. Augustine improvement
/ Company.
A number OF solid silver spoons and
forks we're found at Monticello Monday.
They were probably stolen by a thief and
thrown away.
gentleman from Canada has made a
proposition to buy the burnt block on Main
street at Barlow, with a view of putting
up brick block.
A large quantity OF oranges from the
Halifax country, from the Indian River
ana from the st. JOnn's river, are being
shppel daily to the Florida Fruit Ex-
cnange-
Rev. Father p. J. Lynch. after MANY
dral a. -. Augustine, has been transfer
red TO Gainesville, where he will engage
in the work OF building church.
II is reported that the steamer H.
Wales-Lines has been purchased by Mr.
Brown for the Indian River Canning
Company, and that this company " II
probably use her exclusively Tor their
business.
Isaac Franks. REPRESENTING the firm o.
H. B. Ciafin & Co.. OF New York, has
bought OF W. J. VINEGAR, ASST nee, the
entire stock of L. Falk, at Paia ka, 10
which be paid $1,000. He has not decided
just what he Will do with the goods as
yet.
<. E. Saunders & Co., OF Pensacola, are
looking for two smacks, the viii ian.
Fisher and the Isabella, which sailed re.
Gently from savannah, Ga, and which
upon tnelr arrival VIII be put to work to
help supply the demand for Pensacola
FISH.
At the regular meeting of the st. Johns
County Medical SOci tv held on tuesday
evening last, Drs. Webb, Smith and
Rainey were appointed a hospital com
mlttee and were directed to take all nee
essary steps toward the early erection of
hospital in st. Augustine.
A young man by the name of Queen
" W. II HiEhb dL the JaC SON
vile, Tampa and Kew West railway al
Palatka, discovered three men trying to
rob freight car. He made an attempt
10 arrest them, when the robbers attacked
him and cut several ugly gashes on mis-
head. Mr.. Queen shot at the robbers
several times, but without effect, and
they made good their escape.
1t ls understood that the Sisters of St.
Joseph, OF st. Augustine. Will hereafter
assume control of the education OF the
Indian children now ut the fort. This has
been done on the recommendation Of
Gems. sherman and Sheridan, and meets
the hearty approval of Gen. Ayres and
the officers OF the garrison at st. Angus
tine. The stone building on Hospital
street, in the rear of the convent, will BE-
used Tor school purposes tor the present.
Sheriff w. II. Bigham, OF Levy county,
was in Gainesville, on his way home
from Lakeland, where he had gone TO ar.
rest sam Thrster, a negro who att mpted
to commit rape in Levy county last Nav.
Sheriff BIgham succeeded in finding and
arresting fhirster at Lakeland, where he
handcutfed him and turned him over t.
two guards. Through the csrelessnese
of the guards Tnirster as allowed to es-
cape ard is now at large, escaping with
the handouts N.
A young Swede was arrested at St.
Augustine tor blowing a bicycle whistle
aud compelled to lie in iail over night,
He did not know that it was against the
ordinances to blow the whistle, bGt the
police officer who arr sted him would NOT
listen to reason, and other police officials
of the town refused to allow him to give
bail. The policeman rushed out of
saloon to make the arrest. The youn4
man will sue the city for 81 900 damage
for alse imprisonment.
The steamer Rockledge made an extra
trip from II usville Sunday, and towed
the pile-driving lighter down to Cocoa
where II VIII be USED to build sues an.
tial dock at B. c. Wizards store. From
there the lighter will be carried to Rock
ledge and City Point, TO construct durable
docks for the R0ckledge TO land at. The
railroad company share the expense in
constructing these docks, and af er they
are built at each place she Will land ex-
clusively al these docks.
Messrs. Blakeslee and O'Brien, United
States Inspectors OF huils and boilers.
have just examined the steamer Stella,
Mary Louise, W. J. Keyser, Nellie, f r
simpson, Juno and Jumbo. OF Pensacola.
and the j. A. Bishop and Duke of Million
reporting favOrably on all. They recon-
mend the increase Of life saving facilities
on those boats which carry passengers,
and the later will supply themselves
with life RATS as soon as they can get the
articles from New York.
Mr.. Flagler made application to the
City Council OF st. Augustine some time
since 10 change the name of TOlomat0
street to COrdOva street. Considerable
speculation was created why this change
Mr.. Flagler evidently took the new name
from celebrated city in Spair. noted for
it's magnificent bui diBgs, drives. etc.
MIR. Fiagler, in visiting This famous city.
had in hls mud. no doubt. the idea OF
making II. Augustine its model, for that
is what he Intends TO do for the Ancient
CITY.
An old resident Of Pensacola can re.
member wien large ships loaded atabout
the spot where the Cd barge Office on
FaiatoX wharf is located, where at pr =.
eut there 10 depth OF about two and a
hAii 10 three Get OF water. The writer
distinctly r memb ers, aud the task is net
50 difficult, ~ the time was only eight or
nine years ago, when there were nine or
ten feet Of wa'er on the same spot. The
ehoaiing has been caused h. lie indis
crminate dumping OF ballast by wharf
owners.
Last Saturday night an unknown ne
groe. having called for the second drink
At We.ue"ts saloon, near the Union
depot, a. Pensacola, was told by the rrO-
puetOr that he bad not As YET paid TOR
the frs one. One word brought on an